I was a philosophy major. The first few sentences struck a chord with me. I had a discussion with a professor. We were discussing Plato. He questioned why I

I was a philosophy major. The first few sentences struck a chord with me. I had a discussion with a professor. We were discussing Plato. He questioned why I was having issues with the topics being taught. I told him "because he (Plato) is wrong". Later I came to realize that we learn the history of philosophy not because we're stuck in the dark ages. We study it because it provides context, in one way or another, to what we believe today and why we do.